I read a conversation a couple of pages ago about the number of characters the game has, and it makes me wonder how the game story would've look like if Selebus stuck to the 10 original main cast plus fewer side characters.
It was a very important change that was very much at the discretion of the players, something Selebus rarely does when it comes to his "masterpiece". Like, he didn't even let us name Sensei whatever we wanted to. In hindsight it was a good decision considering how his name became a big reveal, but I remember back when the game launched some people were complaining about not being able to name him, but Selebus stood to his ground.
That is to say I can think of three separate reasons why Selebus decide to increase the cast size based on the players whims/support:
Actually now that I think about it, if second floor didn't exist, then that means Dorm Wars would also dissapear from the story.
hmmmm, does my hatred for Dorm Wars outweights my love for the second floor characters? not right now, but I will change my opinion if I have to suffer through the same shitty fucking Dorm Garbage Wars for 5 more years.